U.S. Senator Angus S. King, Jr. announced the opening of six state offices across the state of Maine. Located in Biddeford, Presque Isle, Auburn, Portland, Augusta, and Bangor, the current offices…

The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Governor's Award for Business Excellence.

Business excellence is epitomized by a…

Westport Island Withdrawal Committee Chairman Gerald Bodmer said he was very encouraged by what was accomplished at the first negotiation meeting with the RSU 12 Negotiating…

“It's not very much, but like a pebble in your shoe, it is still painful,”  said Jerry Nault, Finance Committee member for Regional School Unit 12, at a meeting Wednesday evening, Jan. 2 in…

  Lucille Scribner, 680 Ocean Point Rd., 22’ x 26’ garage to replace 12’ x 16’ shed.

  Pamela Lauzau, 108 Murray Hill Rd., 26’ x 36’ single family residence.

  Alex Rioux,…

As of January 3, 2013, reports to the Maine Department of Marine Resources indicate more than 123 million pounds of lobsters have been caught in 2012, an increase of approximately 18 million…

The Wiscasset Withdrawal Committee will host a public informational meeting January 10 for the presentation of the financial estimates to operate a school district independently in…

Statutory power of sale – notice of mortgagee's secured party sale of real estate, fixtures, and tangible and intangible personal property of Boothbay Country Club, LLC

#1718-G. Bion Richards, M35-L34, 34 Campbell Rd., addition
#1719-Rick Miller, M20-L16, Capitol Island Road, porch
#1720-Craig Leckband, M3-L1, Hendricks Hill Road, repairs
#1721-…

Most depictions of the calendar flipping to a new year feature Father Time and Baby New Year, so it was fitting for the Maine State Aquarium to welcome 2013 with a baby of its own.

Three of…

With the St. Andrews Hospital emergency room closing delayed for six months, the hospital task force has decided to take a little more time to produce its alternative healthcare plan for the…

Attorney General William J. Schneider is warning Maine consumers about a telephone scam involving callers who claim that the consumer has been named in a legal action. The caller instructs the…

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins have announced that an emergency supplemental bill currently being considered by the U.S. Senate includes $150 million to aid struggling ground…

The Bank of Maine has announced plans to sell off the Boothbay Country Club. A public sale has been scheduled for January 28 in Portland.

Reached…

Over the past month several chimney fires have been reported in Lincoln County. With the arrival of colder weather, instances of house fires and chimney fires increase.

Robert Benjamin Adams Sr., 84, of Boothbay Harbor died January 1, 2013.

Born April 16, 1928 in Bath, son of Benjamin and Fannie Bailey Adams, he grew up in Wiscasset and graduated from…

Lincoln County towns will find out what their share of the county's $10.2 million budget is in the spring, after auditors determine what revenue is left from 2012. 

As of December 28, when…

The wind may be cold of late in Maine, but it has been blowing favorably from Washington, D.C. for wind energy proponents. 

Two weeks ago, the Department of Energy awarded both Statoil, the…

Woolwich selectmen will meet with emergency medical service personnel in mid-January to discuss wage increases in the town's EMS department. Historically, non-licensed drivers there have been…

Edgecomb voters could have some big decisions to make five months from now, on a subject selectmen hear a lot about from residents: the condition of the town's roads.

A 2010 fire that destroyed a home being built on Westport Island is at the center of a new lawsuit. William Foster and Roberta Scott, formerly of Darien, Conn., are blaming a…

Gov. Paul LePage’s recent order to cut state spending by $35.5 million, if approved by the legislature, will have an impact on the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit budget as…

There's been another delay in the trial of a Massachusetts man accused of attacking a Maine State Trooper in a Wiscasset courtroom last spring. The trial of William Harrison, 40,…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Recent summons

On December 21, Bruce M. Orne,…

It is with sadness that Special Olympics Maine announces the death of founder and former CEO Mickey Boutilier.

Melvin “Mickey” D. Boutilier died on December 24 after a brief illness with…

Louis Rego, 85, of Trevett died December 26 in the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

He was born June 3, 1927 in Fall River, Mass., to Manuel and Mary Reis Rego. He…

Kathleen “Kat” Lewis, 62, of Vassalboro, formerly of Boothbay, died December 23 at Maine General Hospital in Waterville.

She was born November 18, 1950 in Los Angeles, Calif., to Otis and…

Wiscasset is suing the development company Mason Station for more than $800,000 in back taxes.

The lawsuit, filed December 7 in Lincoln County Superior…

Jennifer Mary Bryer, 43, of Trevett died December 25, 2012 surrounded by her loving family, in Trevett.  

She was born July 7, 1969 in Boston, Mass., to Joseph and Mary Marshall Fiumara. She…

UPDATES:

• As of 2:45 p.m., an accident on Bog Road in Dresden involving a vehicle hitting a telephone pole had been reported. In Edgecomb, a…

When Marge Kilkelly ran food services for the Boothbay schools in the late 1980s, she wore costumes on Halloween for the students.

These days, at home…

A state Board of Corrections ad-hoc committee is recommending a restructuring of how federal funds are dispersed among the 15 county jails throughout Maine. 

The board wants to make sure the…

Jane Tucker died peacefully December 19 at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor

She was born in 1917 in Palo Alto, California, two years to the day after her sister,…

A truck driver who rolled a tractor trailer upside down in a ditch off Middle Road in Dresden on Christmas Eve is in critical condition, according to staff at Central…

Peter T. Dawson, 71, of Hallowell died unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.

He was born in Newton, Mass., on May 28, 1941, the son of Allister and Gertrude (Titcomb) Dawson.

He…

Rain and heavy winds gave area towns a wild evening December 21. Trees, limbs and wires were going down throughout most of Lincoln County and into Woolwich. The damage put thousands of Central…

Update: By 8:40 p.m., all but 277 Boothbay customers had gotten their lights back and South Bristol was the county’s new leader in outages, with nearly the whole…

A planned power outage affecting parts of Woolwich will start at…

A former resident of Boothbay Harbor and Wiscasset has landed a big job in the senior staff of U.S. Senator-…

According to Lincoln County Communications Director Tod Hartung, there were five accidents reported in Lincoln County today between 5 a.m. and 12 p.m.

On December 19, U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins announced $420,154 in funding for the Monhegan Plantation Power District through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (…

They haven't left yet, but where will Maine's animals and plants go if the global climate continues warming? And which will be moving up to Maine from the south? Scientists and land management…

The University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center was recently awarded a federal grant for its floating wind farm project from the U.S. Department of Energy.

The UMaine…

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper offices will be closed Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25. The deadline for submitting advertising and editorial items will be Thursday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m…

Imprudent speed for the road conditions caused a December 19 accident in Whitefield that injured the vehicle's driver, a Lincoln County sheriff's sergeant said.

Radek Janik, 39, of…

Wiscasset selectmen spent most of their meeting Tuesday evening going over the town committees, their membership, their duties, and the need of some committees.

The Association of Wiscasset Firefighters is holding its 15th annual Vegas Race Raffle to raise funds to pay for training and equipment upgrades. Tickets will be available for purchase at Ames…

Lincoln County Commissioners secured a $6 million loan during their December 18 meeting that will cover costs in the 2013 budget before tax revenue comes in. 

Obtained through Bath Savings…

In a year she has called busy yet gratifying, former Boothbay Harbor Selectman Patricia Aho said she has had time for several surprises during her year as the Maine Department of Environmental…

Edgecomb’s lawyer is maintaining that, for now at least, the town needs to keep paying tax incentives to a bank, not to the developer who claims the money is his.

A 2009 deal to pay the Bank…